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Lansing Rotary Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Lansing, MI EIN: 38-2232717 Website

The mission of the rotary club of lansing foundation is to establish an enduring source of revenue where lansing rotarians may honor the club's creed of "service above self" by supporting charitable endeavors of importance with positive impact on our city, our nation, and our world.

Lansing Rotary Foundation at a glance

In short: Lansing Rotary Foundation gave $97K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$97,061
-35.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,133
-19.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$701,999
+6.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Lansing Rotary Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Capital Region Community Fdn: $31KCapital Region Community Fdn$31KAllen Neighborhood Center: $10KAllen Neighborhood Center$10KCatholic Charities IEC: $10KCatholic Charities IEC$10KHaven House: $10KHaven House$10KMikey 23 Foundation: $10KMikey 23 Foundation$10KWoldumar Nature Association: $10KWoldumar Nature Association$10KCapital Area Housing Partnership: $10KCapital Area HousingPartnership$10KGardner International Magnet School: $7KGardner International MagnetSchool$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Capital Region Community Fdn ($31K). Together the top 8 received $97K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 40 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LansingEast LansingOnondagaOwosso

How Lansing Rotary Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2019 6 grants2020 7 grants2021 6 grants2022 9 grants2023 10 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2022) to $180K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $97K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Capital Region Community Fdn Lansing, MIRotary Park$30,556
Allen Neighborhood Center Lansing, MICommunity Resources$10,000
Catholic Charities IEC Lansing, MICommunity Resources$10,000
Haven House East Lansing, MIHousing Assistance$10,000
Mikey 23 Foundation Lansing, MIBuilding Trades$10,000
Woldumar Nature Association Lansing, MIEnvironmental Educ$10,000
Capital Area Housing Partnership Lansing, MICommunity Resources$9,705
Gardner International Magnet School Lansing, MIPlayground Equipment$6,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$701,999$211,057$213,073$97,0618$7,406
2024$657,343$239,083$235,373$150,23110$11,573
2023$607,517$208,845$252,233$180,3649$5,179
2022$616,317$194,437$188,004$71,3046$15,092
2021$653,215$436,695$170,091$86,5897$89,504
2020$386,611$174,167$224,300$120,5566$4,633
2019$436,744$128,756$246,687$145,0003$784

About Lansing Rotary Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Lansing Rotary Foundation is a public charity, based in Lansing, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $702K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $97K. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lansing Rotary Foundation is led by Pam Miklavcic, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pam Miklavcic

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Bahar-Cook

    Club President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Person

    Director

    Foundation President → Past President, 2021

    Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Tucker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Munshaw

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Draggoo

    Director

    President → Past President, 2024

    Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Cauley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Shaski

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Garland

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Holman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Stiles

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Angel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bilky Joda-Miller

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corey Grant

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Wiesner

    Past President

    Director → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Marsh

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Sarnelli

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Nick Heriford (2019–2024) — Club President
  • Former: Dave Trumpie (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Hari Kern (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Diane Sanborn (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Heidi McNaughton (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joel Hoffman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Courtney Millbrook (2023) — Club President
  • Former: Donna Gardner (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Sue Hansen (2022) — Club President
  • Former: Curt Sonnenberg (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kurt Hanus (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melanie Dart (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenn Dubey (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Orlando Gillespie (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: John Collins (2021) — Director
  • Former: Julie Pingston (2021) — Club Presdie
  • Former: Jim Dixon (2019–2020) — Past Foundation President
  • Former: Kevin Schumacher (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Rachelle Neal (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Pat Hanes (2020) — Club President
  • Former: Deb Mikula (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Fliehman (2019) — Club President
  • Former: Melody Warzecha (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mike Abel (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Lansing Rotary Foundation

How much does Lansing Rotary Foundation give each year?

Lansing Rotary Foundation gave $97K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $150K across 10 grants.

What is Lansing Rotary Foundation's typical grant size?

Lansing Rotary Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,133, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lansing Rotary Foundation give grants?

Lansing Rotary Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lansing, MI (7 grants).

Does Lansing Rotary Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Lansing Rotary Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Resources" (3 grants).

Who are Lansing Rotary Foundation's largest grantees?

Lansing Rotary Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Capital Region Community Fdn ($30,556), Allen Neighborhood Center ($10,000) and Catholic Charities IEC ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Lansing Rotary Foundation?

Lansing Rotary Foundation reported $702K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $211K.

What is Lansing Rotary Foundation's EIN?

Lansing Rotary Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2232717. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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